The batting cage was also a point of concern for the players; it was a single lane and only accessible by walking out of the clubhouse to the parking lot.
"[10] Pacific Coast League commissioner Branch Barrett Rickey expressed his concerns about the feasibility of the continuous usage of Cashman Field as a Triple-A ballpark.
[15] The summer heat in an open air stadium, losing television rights to the San Francisco Bay Area, and wanting to make a bigger introduction into the Southern Nevada market were mentioned by Athletics president Dave Kaval as reasons to not select Las Vegas Ballpark as a temporary home.
[16] In April 2013, the team was purchased by Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC, a joint venture of Howard Hughes Corp. and Play Ball Owners Group, including investors Steve Mack, Bart Wear and Chris Kaempfer, with intentions of moving it to a new stadium in Summerlin.
In October 2017, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved a 20-year, $80 million naming rights agreement to help pay for the 10,000-seat ballpark.
[23] The Aviators formally opened the ballpark with a 10–2 win against the Sacramento River Cats on April 9 before a sellout crowd of 11,036.
[25] The first home run in ballpark history was hit by Zach Green of the Sacramento River Cats on April 11 in the top of the eighth inning.
In the same game, Sean Murphy hit the first Aviators' home run in ballpark history in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Las Vegas Ballpark has the largest video board in minor league baseball at 3,930 square feet (365 m2).
There are LED ribbon boards installed on the facings of each side of the upper deck; these are used to display the inning, score, count, and advertisements.